Correct Answer - Option 4 : 2005
Right to Information Act, 2005:
- Right to information is a right granted to every citizen of India under the Right to Information Act, 2005 and it came into force on 12 October 2005.
- It is not a Fundamental Right.
- The RTI act replaced the Freedom of Information Act 2002.
- The Right to Information Act relaxes restrictions placed by Official Secrets Act 1923.
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Objectives of the RTI Act:
- To empower citizens to question the responsible government.
- It promotes transparency and accountability in the working system of the government.
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Institutions under the purview of RTI are:
- All the constitutional bodies at centre and state i.e. Legislature, Executive, Judiciary, NGOs owned or financed by government, privatized public utility companies.
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Institutions and government bodies that are excluded under RTI:
- Central Intelligence and Security Agencies, agencies of state which are specified through notification.
Thus, in 2005 Right to Information Act came into existence.
